2. Internet

As you are reading this article online, the chances are that you have already at least started to discover the many job related sites that the internet offers. Online recruitment is big business and there are many websites offering vacancy listings and information for job seekers. For both employers and potential employees, the internet offers several key advantages, notably speed of communication and cost effectiveness. Advertising costs are generally a fraction of those in traditional printed media, while vacancies can be posted, viewed and applied for in a matter of minutes.

Naturally, Monster.co.uk is an excellent start, but a few minutes exploration with an internet search engine and keywords that match your field of interest and location should unearth further relevant web addresses. As well as listing current vacancies, many sites also allow you to register your CV online and can be set up to e-mail you details of new opportunities that are relevant to you. Such features can save hours of searching and ensure that you are informed of the opportunities that will interest you as soon as they are posted.

As well as recruitment sites such as Monster, recruitment companies will also invariably have their own sites, listing the opportunities that they are currently handling, while increasingly individual companies and organisations will use their own corporate websites to list vacancies that they are seeking to fill.

In short, virtually all of the information that you could require on current job opportunities is probably online. The key is to identify the sites that are most relevant to you, make sure that you check them regularly and to make use of the full range of online recruitment facilities (such as e-mail alert services) that are on offer.